Trolley.



J. TARI.

v TROLLEY. APPLIOATION FILED 11116.14, 1909.

Patented Nov. 8', 1910.

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TROLLEY.

l APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1909. 975,302. Patented Nov. 8,1910.

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State of ,Ohio,`

JOHN TARI, 0F EAST COLUMBUS, OHIO@g maenner.y i

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, Be it known 'that I, JOHN Tini, a subject ofthe King of Hungary, residing at' East Columbus, in the county of Franklin and have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolleys, which the following is a speciication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Thisinvention relates to trolleys, and the objectsv tliereotl ,are to provide a device of such class which shall be comparatively simple in `its construct-ion, strong, durable, eiiieient in its use, having means for reducing the seperation of the trolley wheels from the conductor to a minimum and'for quickly and jcon'reniently positioning the trolley against Aand releasing it from the conductor,

. l and comparatively inexpensive. to l manu- 20 i I facture.

'th the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the l,accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, ifariations, and modifications can be resorted. t' which fall withinthe scope ofthe claims hereunto appended. l

1n the drawings wherein' like lrei'erence charactersl l vdenote corresponding parts throughout the several viewsf-f-Figure 1 is a'rear elevation of a trolley in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2. is a side elevation, Fig. is a plan of the top ofi the trolley, Fig. 4 is a plan of the trolley harp, and Fig. 5 .is a cross sectional view of the harp.

A trolley in accordance with this invention comprises a pole for supporting the harp; a harp carrying a plurality of trolley wheels, a retaining device for Vdie harp whereby the trolley wheels are detacliablyA coupled with the conductor so as to. reduce to a minimum the separation of the harp from .the conductor during the` travel of the trolley, and

a releasing device to facilitate the separationv of the trolley from tlie-conductor when occasionso requires. I

Referring rto thedrawings in detail, the p ole comprises a lower section 1 adapted to behcoiinected iii a known manner to the car and having a biturcated uppei'end Pivotally connected by lthe pin tothe bifurcated Specification of Letters Patent.

end 2 of the section 1 is the upper section 4 of the pole. The sections 1 and 4fextend at an vinclination but in opposite directionsV Patented Nov. 8, 111910.' lApplication tiled August 14, 1909.I Serial No. 512,908. v r V' y imrrnn srApusraTENT OFFioE.

with'respect to each other. The section 41s .reduced at its'lower end as at' 5 and the said reduced 'end' extends into the 'bifurcated upper end of the sectiony 1. Attacheduat its lower ends as at G to the section lfand ex tending around the section 4 is a stop oke t 7 for limiting the upward movement o! the section 4 with respect to the section 1, dueto vthe action of a pulling spring 11` whicliiis connected at one end to an*k eye 13 and-at its f other end to an eye 12. The latter pro'ectsr from the' lower end of the'gisecti'on 4 an the former is attached to tliefsection 1. Inter` posed vbetween the sectionsg'l and 4 and connected at one end to ank eye 10 which prof jects `from the section 4 and at its other end to an eye. 9Aw1iich projects from the section 1 is a cushioning spring 8. The upper end of tliewsection 4 is provided with alateral protuberance 15 which constitutes asto'p for a purpose to be presently referred to.

The trolley harp consists of a U-shaped body portion 16 provided with a depending arm 17. which is ertured end 18.v The Vyoke 1.4 st-raddles the reduced end 18 of theari'n 17 and extending through the yoke anda'educedend -18 ofthe' 19, the function of which is* to pivotally-connect the arm to the yoke.

arm 17 isapin The protuberance' 15 constitutes a means for' limiting the movementfvof the' harp in one direction on its pivot as is eyideiit, and the movement of the harp upon its pivot in the formed with *a reduced ap-y opposite direction. is limited by the inner wall of the yoke 14. Formed integralwith the body portion 16 are four vertically-e'x- .tending arms which are arranged in pairs,

the arms of one pair being indicated by the reference character 2.0 and the a-rms of the other pair by the reference character '21.

Each of the arms has an enlarged upper-end A' as at 23.- Tlie harp is furthermore provided withV four longitudrnelly-extending arms, these arms/are dis..-

22, which. is apertured posed at right angles with'respect to the ver- 'Y tically-extending arms and are arranged atv the endsof the body portion 16 andthe said f longitudiually-extending. arms are further-- more arranged in pairs, the arms of onepairff being indicated by tliereference cliaracter'Qlii and the arms of the other pair by the referencer character ach of the longitudinally-exi tending arms has its free end providedwith an opening 26. The harp furthermore comprises r. four laterally-extending arms which are formed integralwith andproject at right angles with respect tothe longitudinally-ep' tending arms, said laterallyextending arms are arranged in pairs,'the arms of one pair: being -iiiftilicated by the reference character 27 1'0 and the arms of the other pair by the referf ence character 2 8, yandeach of .the laterally-- extending arms has its -upper face formed with'a vertically-disposed lug 29. The open- Y ings 26Wof thearms 24l are arranged in aline.-l 'ment andthe openings 26 of the arms 25 are. arrangedin alinement, and journaled iii the openings of the arms 24 is ashaft 30, and journaledin the openings of the arms 25 is a shaft? 31, and mounted upon each-of said.

' curvedfretaining arms which areadapted to project fove'r the trolley wheels and abutind 2 are tipaintained in such position so as to- `pre vent the Ltrolleywheels or harps from jump ing above the conductor 33.. The retaining *arms are-arranged in'pairs, the arms of one pair being indicated'` by the reference character34 and the arms of the other pairby 35 the reference character 35. Each of the arms 34 'is provided 'atits inner -end and u onl its outer face with a collar 36, which a utsfagainst the enlarged en'd 225i an arm 20 land is mounted'uppn a pivot 37 which "40 extends through the opening 23 in the enlarged upper :end of the arm 21, and by such anni-fran ementthe arms 34 are pivotally.

. 'connecte to the arms 20. Each of the arms f i 34 is .furthermore provided with a laterallyextending' .pilotuberance 38 'a ainstwhich abuts an expansiblespring 39 or maintainthe arms 34'in engagementwith each ot e r the Spring 39 at its' upper end 'surrounds a lug 40 rdepending from the protuberance38, andsaid spring 39surroundsthe lug' 29y upon the arm 28, the spring 39 is.in terposedbetween aprotuberance 38 and the arm. 2 8.' Each of the arms 35 is provided at itsinner end and upon. its outer face with a l collar"41 which abuts against the enlarged end 22- of an arm 21,v and' is. mounted upon a pivot 42 iwhich'extends through the opening .2 3ii'1 theenla'rg'ed upper'end' of the arm 21, 'and'by. such anlar'ran'gement' the arms are li'vota'lly-connected to the arms 2l. Each of hearrifls 35 `is'furthermore provided with a' lateraliy-eigending'pnotuberance 43 against wliicll'ii-abuts an' expansible "spring 39 for maintaining thev arms 35 in engagement. with 65. eachother, the spring 39 at itsupper end surrounds a lug 40 de ending from the protuberanc'e- 43, "and sai sprin 39 surrounds 'the lug 29- upon the arm 27, t e spring 391s interposed between the arm 27 The releasin vmeans of the a protuberance 43 and evice to facilitate the sepa- 'device for vthe retaining ration ofthe trolley from the 'conductor when occasion so requires comprises-a series o f depending lm ks, arranged'. in pairs, the links of one pair being indicated by the 'niv referenceicharacter 44--and the links of the other pair by the reference character 45.l One of the links of .the pair of -links 44 is connected to eye 46`carriedb'y a collar 36 of an arn'if34 andthe other link of the pair or links to an eye 46 carried by'acollar 41 of :in arm 35." One of thelinks 45 ofthe other pair of links is connected to an eye' 46 carried byy the collar 36 .of the other arm 34 and the other link of said'pair isv connected t'o an eye arm 35. gether at theirlower ends by a curved coupling member 47 and the links 45 are connected together at tlieir'lower ends by a curved coupling member 48. Attached at 36 carried by the collar 41 on the other The links 44are connected toits upper end to the curved coupling menibeil 47 approximatelycentrally thereof'is a depending pulling member 49 andatta'ched at its .upper end to the curved cou lingmeniber 48 approximately centrallyt ereof is a. depending pulling member 50. vThe lower ends' of thepulling members 49 and 50 are attached to the upper. ends of the armsft oi'a yoke 52 wliichstraddles the section 1.

ot the pole and projects through an operat ing lever 53 which extendsparallel with f the trolley rope is pulled downwardly the l lever 53 will be carried therewith, lowering the members 49 andv 50,V which inturn will pull the links '44 and Llcdownwardly, shift the collars 36 and 41, rocking the arms 34 and on their pivots to `open position whereby the trolley can be released'from the conductor 33. When the rope 57 is released the action of the springs 39 vwill .cause the larms 3 4 and 35 to abut. Then lowering the members 49 and 50, the harp will also be lowered carrying the upper section .2 of the. pole' therewith, such movement of the section 2 will be against the action of the spring 1l and will-compress the spring 8, when the vrope 57 is released the spring 11 will contract whereby the hai-p ywill be shifted, asis evident, toward the conductor The trolley further comprises a plurality of conibined guaidsaiid stops, the function thereof being to protect the springs 39 and to. limit -tlie outward movement of the arms 34 and the arms 3l and 35 are shifted to open position the angular or bentv ends ofthe members 58 and 59 engage the'saine and arrest the outward movement thereof. The members 58 and 59' extend upwardly and'out- Wardly at an inclination and parallel With the springs 39 and by such an arrangement 'the `springs are'guarded to prevent injuryl thereto.

What I claim is:

l. A trolley comprising a harp including a' body portion having at each end a pair of vertically disposed arms and a pair of longitudinally disposed arms,a lateral arm projecting outwardly from each of the longitudinal arms, noi'inally abutting retaining members pivoted in said vertical arms, means mounted upon the lateral arms and engaging said members for maintaining them in abutting position, said members arrangedy over the longitudinal arms, means connected -to said Ylateral arms and constituting combined guards and stops for said'means and members, a trolley Wheel journaled in each pair of longitudinal arms, and a pole connected to said body portion.

2. A trolley comprising a harp includingl a body portion having at each end a pair of vertically disposed arms and a pair of longitudinally disposed arms, a lateral arm projecting outwardly from each of the longitudinal arms, normally. abutting retaining members pivoted in said vertical arms, means mounted upon the lateral arms and engaging said members for maintaining them in abutting position, said members arranged over the llongitudinal arms, means connected to said lateral arms and constituting combined guards and stops for said means and members, a trolley Wheel journaled in each pair of longitudinal arms, and a pole connected to said body portion, each-Lof `said lateral arms extending in a plane to one side of the plane in which extends a vertical arm.

3. A trolley comprising a harp including a body portion having` each end provided with a pair of longitudinally extending aperti'ired arms` said body portion further provided at each end with a pair of verticallyextending arms, laterally-extending arms projecting from said longitudinally-extending arms at the inner portions thereof, a trolley Wheel in each pair of-longitudinal arms, normally abutting retaining members 'a body portion having pivotally mounted in the 4u'ppernends of vertical arms and p-roject-ingover said lon-v gitudinal armslifieans -mounted upon the said lateral arms an engaging said members for p maintaining them in abutting "position,

means carried by the laterally-extending' arms and constituting guards and stops' forv said means and members, links va'rran edi-iii pairs, means for connecting each lin to a' member, and means for operating the links to shift the members.

f 4. A trolley comprising a harp including each end provided with a pair of longitudinally-extending apertured arms, said body portion further provided 'at each end with a `pairof vertically-extending. arms, laterally-extending arms lprojecting fromfsaid longitudinally-y extending arms at the inner portions thereof, a trolley Wheel in each pair of longitudinal arms, normally abutting retaining members pivotally mounted in the upper ends of said vertical arms and projecting over said longitudinal arms, means mounted/upon the lateral arms and engaging said members for maintaining them in abutting position,-

eans carried by the laterally-extending a, ms and constituting guards and stops for said means and members, and means con- "nected with said members for shifting` them.

5. A trolley comprising a harp including a body portion having each end provided With a pair of longitudinally extending apertured arms, said body portion further providedat eachV end With a air Vof vertically-extending arms, lateral y-extending arms projecting from said l'ongitudinallyl extending arms at the inner portions thereof, a trolley Wheel in each pair of loiigitudiiial arms, normally abutting retaining members pivotally mount-ed in the' upper ends of said vertical arms and projecting over said longitudinal arms, means mounted upon -the lateral arms and vengaging said members for maintaining them in abutting position, tending arms and constituting guards and stpps for said means and members, links arranged in pairs, means for connecting each link to a member, and means for operating the links to shift the members, each of said lateral arms arranged to one side of the plane in Which extends a vertical arm.

' 6. A trolley comprising a harp including a body portion having each end provided with a pair of longitudinally -extending apertured arms, said body portion further provi led at each end with a pair of vertically-extending arms, laterally-extending arms projecting from said longitudinally- 'extending arms at the inner portions thereof,' 'a trolley wheel in each pair oflongitudinal l means vcarriedby the laterally-exgitudinal arms, means mounted upon the to one side of the plane in which extends n ateral arms and engaging said members for vertical arm. 10 maintaining them in abutting position, In testimony whereof I aix my signature means carried by the laterally-extending in the presence of two witnesses.

5 arms and constituting guards and stops for l g JOHN TARI.

said means and members, and means con- Witnessesz. nected-with said members for shifting them, TARSEF Torr,

each fof said lateral arms arranged in a plane l ANDE Fmm. 

